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Dutch Nationals 2023

Ermelo · 25 November 2023 · 13 events · 243 competitors · 380 personal bests

Patrick Ponce won six of the 13 events (3×3, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Jonathan Plug by 0.08 seconds. 243 competitors produced 380 personal bests, 94 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Alex Casian set the 6×6 single national record: 2:32.43.

Six wins
Patrick Ponce — 3×3, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.08s
closest final — Pyraminx, Jonathan Plug over Mark Bennis
380
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Patrick Ponce5.385.87
2×2Mattheo de Wit1.621.80
4×4Twan Dullemond23.5624.88
5×5Patrick Ponce43.1348.51
6×6Patrick Ponce1:20.451:28.53
7×7Patrick Ponce2:25.252:29.37
3×3 blindfoldedOlivier Vos23.15—
3×3 one-handedPatrick Ponce8.5510.54
ClockTim Cents3.954.78
MegaminxPatrick Ponce38.1042.54
PyraminxJonathan Plug1.462.79
SkewbMattheo de Wit2.243.02
Square-1Tijmen van der Ree7.267.54

The PB harvest

380 set · 94 still standing
  • Rick Hamburger — Skewb single 1.52: into the top 0.47% of the event's history.
  • Rick Hamburger — Pyraminx single 2.64: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Jorian Meeuse — Skewb single 2.44: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Matthias Schegers — 2×2 single 1.68: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • David Akerboom — Skewb single 2.73: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
  • Finn van der Maas — Pyraminx single 3.23: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
  • Anouk Boersma — Clock single 5.49: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
  • Levi Oud — Pyraminx single 4.06: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

243 competitors · 1891 results · 13 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Patrick Ponce won it with a 5.87 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1L' B2 D2 B' D' R' D F' R U' R2 F' R2 B U2 R2 U2 R2 D2 F'
  2. 2U2 R' B' L D2 F D L2 U' D2 R B2 U2 L2 F2 D2 R F2 B2
  3. 3F R2 L2 F L' D B2 D2 F R' D B2 D2 R2 F2 L2 F' D2
  4. 4L U' B2 R2 D' B2 D F2 U F' R B2 U2 B' L' U R2 F' L
  5. 5B' L2 U R L2 D2 U2 F U2 F L2 D' L2 U2 R2 D' B F2

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

243 competitors

Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.